Arts & Entertainment

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New Gay Film “Spoiler Alert” Opens at Rialto Cinema Friday

Even if you didn’t know the full title of the bestselling memoir by entertainment journalist Michael Ausiello that this film is based on—Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies—within the opening moments you’ll find out where it’s eventually headed. We see a heathy looking, but distraught Michael (Jim Parsons) in a hospital bed lovingly facing an ailing Kit (Ben Aldridge) with Michael’s voice-over telling us, “this isn’t how our story was supposed to end”. He then takes us back through their lives together, from the moment he first caught sight of the “sweatband-wearing matinee idol” on jock night at a New York […]

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San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert Happens at Green Music Center Dec. 17

It’s time to kick-off the holiday season, and what better way than with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Annual Holiday Spectacular! Join the celebration Saturday, December 17th at the Green Music Center, Rohnert Park. A spectacular setting to ring in the season and to support the work of Face to Face. Enjoy holiday favorites, classic choral works, unexpected originals, and a holiday-themed Cher medley…yes, that Cher! Tickets are going fast so buy yours soon. We’ll see you there!  PURCHASE TICKETS

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 Occidental Community Choir Winter Concerts 2022 “Starry, Starry Night” Happen Dec. 3, 4, 10 & 11

December 2, 3, 4, 10, 11. Occidental Community Choir Winter Concerts 2022. Born around a bonfire in Occidental in the winter of 1978, OCC is pleased to present our Winter 2022 concert series Starry Starry Night . Under the inspired direction of Gage Purdy, we offer a unique blend of original, contemporary and classical songs – plus some poetry and theatrics – that speak to the wondrous, limitless journey we embark on as we turn our eyes, hearts and minds upwards to the stars. All concerts will be held at Occidental Center for the Arts, following current Sonoma County public health guidelines. Friday, Dec. 2 @ 7pm – Community […]

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“SEEKING THE LAST GAY MAN (BUSCANDO AL ULTIMO HOMBRE GAY)” a Solo Show Bye Hector Zavala at The California Nov. 30

Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30 pm. SEEKING THE LAST GAY MAN (BUSCANDO AL ULTIMOHOMBRE GAY)(Performed in Spanish with English subtitles) Hector Zavala stars in this bi-lingual solo showabout the constant search for love, from the innocence of first love, to heartbreak, marriage anddivorce. Digging through the layers of loneliness in all of us to find the acceptance hidden within.Tickets are $22 in advance, $25 at the door. https://www.caltheatre.com/wednesdayweirdnessOur menu includes food from Belly, and local beer, wine and signature cocktails. Accessible topatrons in wheelchairs. 528 7th Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 707-664-PLAY.

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Hector Zavala Discusses His Solo Show “Buscando al Ultimo Hombre Gay (Seeking the Last Gay Man) at The California Theatre in Santa Rosa November 30

Cheryl King is producer of the Wednesday Weirdness performance series at The California, the latestnew nightspot in Santa Rosa. She recently interviewed Hector Zavala about his new solo show, Buscando al Último Hombre Gay(Seeking the Last Gay Man) prior to his upcoming performance at The California on November 30.Hector’s answers provide not only a great preview for the show, but also a thoughtful examination ofmany hot-button issues in current culture. CK: First a question about the title – What does it mean? Who is doing the seeking? And who is the lastgay man? HZ: When I first wrote the show […]

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 Sonoma County’s Got Talent! happens at Occidental Center for the Arts Sat. Nov. 5

Saturday November 5 @ 7 pm. Sonoma County’s Got Talent! at Occidental Center for the Arts. Join us for our annual FUNdraiser ’Sonoma County’s Got Talent’! Cheer on the talented community members who will display their skills in varied genres and styles, while raising much needed funds to Keep the Arts in Our Hearts.Tickets are $25 General, $20 for OCA Members @ www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org; or at the door. OCA is wheelchair accessible. Fine refreshments for sale, Art Gallery open during intermission. Following current public health guidelines for optional indoor masking. Become an OCA Member and get free/discounted admission to all events. 3850 Doris Murphy […]

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Halloween Party with Thugz and Electric Tumbleweed at Occidental Center for the Arts

Saturday October 29 @ 7 pm – 11 pm. Occidental Halloween Party with Thugz and Electric Tumbleweed! Get your tickets asap and join us for this fun and festive dance party celebrating Halloween in Occidental with two popular local bands. Suit Up! There’s a costume contest to boot! Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $30 General/$25 for OCA Members at www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org; or at the door. OCA is wheelchair accessible. Fine refreshments for sale, art gallery open during intermission. Following current public health guidelines for optional indoor masking. Become an OCA Member and get free/discounted admission to all events. 3850 […]

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Poetic Brazilian Folktale “The River Bride” Open at 6th Street Playhouse Nov. 3

Once upon a time, in a secluded Brazilian fishing village, there lived two young women, dependable Helena and her ambitious younger sister, Belmira. It is three days before Belmira’s wedding, a wedding Helena dreads. The groom should have been hers! During a fierce lightning storm, instead of a net of fish for the wedding banquet, the groom and his future father-in-law pull a handsome, well-dressed man with a bandaged head from the murky Amazon River. Where did the unconscious man come from? Assuming the man fell from his boat, the family tends to him in their home. The bride…Read more here   The River Bride November 3-20, 2022 by Marisela […]

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Celebrate 6th Street Playhouse 50 Anniversary at The Gala Sat. Oct. 22

Join us to celebrate 50 years of live theater. Our Gala features a fashion show of costumes from all fifty6th Street Playhouse seasons. Just in time for Halloween, costumes, carefully curated from our wardrobe department and representing a show from each of our fifty seasons, could be yours. You were wowed when Dolly stepped into the spotlight in this gown.Hello Dolly, 1981You saw Grease and wanted to be a Pink Lady. Now’s your chance. With your partner in the Thunderbird costume, you’ll really “go together” at that up-coming Halloween party. Grease, 2000 You are bidding on the trip to France…You’ll need something fabulous to wear at Versailles! The Revolutionists, 2018 Costumes on auction will be modeled while you dine. Make them yours!  Our silent auction will be online and you will […]

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Sebastopol Center for the Arts Hosts Tango Concert October 21

Sebastopol Center for the Arts (“SebArts”) is hosting a classical tango concert on Friday, October 21 by three international women who bring ethnic and gender diversity to professional opportunities for women in the historically male-dominated tango genre and extend tango’s geographic reach beyond urban areas.  The three women of “Las Almas,” Korean  Sumi Lee on piano; Panama-born  Heyni Solera on bandoneon; and Chinese-American  Teagan Faran on violin,  are classically trained in the U.S., with advanced study at  La Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce, the most prestigious tango orchestra school in Buenos Aires. Photo attached below. Link to additional information and ticketing is here:https://www.sebarts.org/classes-lectures/an-evening-of-tango-with-las-almas-oct-21-2022

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